Senior Director – Global Labor Management

Eli Lilly and Company

Senior Director responsible for Union Engagement Strategy within a healthcare leader. Fostering relationships with Unions and stakeholders to align with business objectives in healthcare.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $154,500 - $248,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establish, integrate, and implement a comprehensive Union Engagement Strategy across Lilly.
Develop meaningful, mutually beneficial relationships with Unions and other employers, relevant community organizations, in line with business objectives to address the needs of patients.
Serve as the lead for policy and programmatic priorities, ensuring that external stakeholder strategies are fully aligned to Lilly’s priorities.
Ensure alignment and collaboration with Lilly cross-functional colleagues in Government Affairs, Corporate Affairs, Manufacturing, Value & Access (Employer), Innovation Readiness, and Consumer areas.
Prioritize, build, and maintain trust-based relationships with Unions and related stakeholders.
Develop and expand the bridge between Lilly and external stakeholders.
Represent Union/patient voice with Lilly colleagues and represent the Lilly position with partner groups.
Maintain understanding of federal, manufacturing, employer, and CMH objectives, as well as the external environment.
Lead stakeholder mapping and insights generation of the Union environment to identify key relationship and project opportunities.
Develop specific strategies and engagement plans.
Be a Lilly ambassador with Union/external stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree
15 years of experience in construction project management or procurement, labor relations, advocacy, or related fields.
Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.
Ability to make complex business decisions and manage issues/crises with ease.
Proven ability to influence senior management and guide key business decisions.
Anticipates and identifies business problems, trends, and opportunities across functions and environments.
Demonstrated success leading large-scale programs with significant risk and complexity to achieve business objectives.
Innovative thinker with strong business acumen.
Proven ability to understand and anticipate business needs and use communication to drive the business forward.
Demonstrated ability to handle high-pressure situations with senior-most leadership, including CEO/Executive Committee level.
A strong track record of integrating Union/stakeholder voices into strategic planning.
Proven ability to understand and anticipate business need and use communication to drive the business forward.
Proven ability to manage issues/crises.
High emotional intelligence (EQ).
Demonstrated ability to handle high pressure situations with senior leadership.
At ease and effective in working with diverse senior external and internal leadership.

Benefits

Comp & perks

eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k)
pension
vacation benefits
eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
life insurance and death benefits
certain time off and leave of absence benefits
well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)

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Hard Skills & Tools

construction project managementprocurementlabor relationsadvocacystakeholder mappingprogram managementstrategic planningbusiness decision makingrisk managementcomplex problem solving

Soft Skills

influencing senior managementbusiness acumencommunicationhigh emotional intelligencerelationship buildingcrisis managementinnovative thinkingtrust buildingcollaborationhandling high-pressure situations

Certifications

Bachelor's degree